PORTLAND, Ore.—Lewis & Clark College men's basketball used a 12-1 run out of halftime to take the lead and never looked backed in a 93-83 win over visiting Northwest Indian College on Monday night at Pamplin Gymnasium.
 
THE BASICS
Lewis & Clark 93, Northwest Indian 83
(Lewis & Clark 4-3) 
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
 
Seniors Brenden Patrick (27 points) and Jack Henderson (22 points) combined for 49 points to help the Pioneers go above .500 (4-3) for the first time this season. 
 
With six players out for the Pioneers, Lewis & Clark relied on just eight players for the majority of the game. 
 
Patrick continued his torrid streak with a team-best 27 points on 12-21 shooting. He added seven rebounds, two assists and hit all three of his free throw attempts. 
 
Henderson posted his first double-double of the year with 22 points (7-16 shooting, 5-10 from deep) and 10 rebounds. 
 
Freshman Matt Hoffman was the final Pioneer in double-figures. He matches his career-high with 18 points and hit six of his 10 shots and went 4-5 from deep. 
 
Graduate student Tyler McFarland erupted for a season-high nine points and eight rebounds in 19 minutes of action. Sophomore Ryan Trunkett chipped in eight points, tied his season-high with six rebounds and doubled his career-high with six assists. 
 
Trazil Lane, Mycole Rodriguez and Malachi Rogers combined for almost all of the visitors' points. Trazil posted a game-high 37 points on 16-20 shooting in 40 minutes of action. Rodriguez added 27 points and a team-high eight rebounds and Rogers tacked on 14 points, six rebounds and five assists. 
 
The non-conference contest was much tighter than anticipated. A year ago, the two sides met at Pamplin Gymnasium and the Pioneers cruised to a 101-57 win. This year's Eagles team with Lane and Rodriguez provided a much better test for Lewis & Clark. 
 
Neither side led by more than six points in the opening half with Lewis & Clark opening up a 30-24 edge with 5:10 to go in the half. Northwest Indian responded with a 7-1 run to tie the game at 31 and eventually took a 42-40 advantage into the break. 
 
Rodriguez would score the opening basket of the second half to give his team a 44-40 lead, but Lewis & Clark answered with a 12-1 run to take a lead they would never give up. Henderson opened the flurry with a three and and Trunkett his one of his own to give the Pioneers the lead for good. Hoffman made it three triples in a row on the next possession and after an Eagles free throw, McFarland hit one of his two threes to make it 52-45 with 17:21 left. 
 
Northwest Indian would hang around for the next eight-plus minutes, including cutting the deficit to two on two occasions. Lewis & Clark finally took put some breathing room between the two sides with a 7-0 run. Henderson sparked the run with another three, Patrick hit two free throws and Hoffman scored on a layup to make it 78-65 with 7:21 to play. 
 
The visitors never got closer than eight the rest of the way, as Lewis & Clark knocked down eight of their 10 free throws in the second half. 
 
BY THE NUMBERS

• Lewis & Clark shot 50 percent (34-68) from the field), 44.8 percent (13-29) from deep and 75 percent (12-16) from the free throw line. 
• Henderson's double-double was the first of his season and the seventh of his career. 
• The Pioneers 13 made threes was one shy of their season-high. Lewis & Clark hit 14 threes in their home win over Portland Bible College. 
• Patrick, who was named the NWC Player of the Week for the second time this season on Monday, has now scored 147 points in his last five games (29.4 points per game). He eclipsed 800 career points (814) for his career in the win. 
• McFarland's eight rebounds are his most in a Pioneers uniform. After posting just two points and zero rebounds in his first three outings this year, McFarland went 3-4 from the field and 2-2 from distance in the win. 
• The Pioneers have now won four of five and back-to-back games for the second-time this season. Lewis & Clark posted winning streak of three games or more twice last season. 
• Trunkett more than doubled his season total in assists (six tonight) and posted his second-most points in a single-game this season. He went 3-6 from the field and 2-4 from distance. 
• Lewis & Clark improved to 6-0 all-time against the Eagles. Lewis & Clark has scored at least 93 points in all six meetings.  

WHO'S NEXT 
 
The two teams will square off again on Tuesday night at 7 p.m. in the Pioneers final game before their Finals Break.